In a victory for open science the world's most resilient animal has been found to be a little less alien

The fall of religion in America

An off-switch for obesity: An enzyme within the brain controls overeating.

Study Finds 3 Laws Could Reduce Firearm Deaths by 90%

The CRISPR revolution has come to the RNA world: CRISPR-Cas9 can now be used to target RNA in live cells.

Hurricane reveals twitter to be an effective tool for damage assessment and relief.

23andMe results reveal prion disease susceptibility variants are more common than previously thought.

Frozen fecal microbiota transplantation can be used to treat C. difficile infection.

Largest ever longitudinal twin study of adolescent cannabis use finds no relationship between even heavy use and IQ decline.

Elaborate experimentation reveals that for chimpanzees friendship is based on trust